Butler basketball: Australian Aldridge works way back into rotation

3:11 PM,
Nov. 30, 2012

Butler point guard Jackson Aldridge (11), Kameron Woods, 31, and Roosevelt Jones, 21, come out of the huddle after a second half time out as the Butler Bulldogs defeated the Hanover Panthers 97-73 at Hinkle Fieldhouse Tuesday.

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As Butler sophomore Jackson Aldridge looks around the United States, he sees peers and Australians prospering in basketball.

He played in last year's under-19 World Championship, a tournament that featured Lithuania's Jonas Valanciunas, who signed a lucrative rookie contract with the Toronto Raptors. Aldridge's fellow Aussies are prominent on college teams at No. 25 New Mexico, Boise State, Washington State and St. Louis.

Meanwhile, the 6-foot Aldridge is competing for minutes as Butler's backup point guard. After he was benched late last season, he has re-established himself in ...